Cold Creations: 10 Chilled Soups for Summer

These chilled soups are perfect for the summer season.

It's hard to cook during the hot summer months, isn't it? Staying away from the burners is one way to help stay cool this summer. These chilled soups are perfect for the season. They will keep you cool from the inside out what with refreshing ingredients like watermelon and cucumber.Want to explore more soup recipes? Check out these spring soups or these sweet and savory summer soup recipes for some fresh new ideas.

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Cold Watermelon Soup

Cold Watermelon Soup

"Watermelon juice has such a mild flavor that most thickeners would overpower its taste," says chef Jamie Bissonnette of Coppa in Boston. This soup strikes a perfect balance.

Zucchini Soup with Crème Fraîche

Chilled Peach Soup with Fresh Goat Cheese

Chef Jason Franey of Seattle's Canlis makes this sweet and tangy summer soup by marinating fresh peaches overnight with dried apricots, honey, vinegar, and olive oil and then puréeing the mixture. Since peaches can vary in flavor, Franey suggests seasoning with vinegar to taste as you purée.

Cucumber-Yogurt Soup with Pepperoncini

Tangy Green Zebra Gazpacho

Green Zebras are heirloom tomatoes with a striped pattern; they are sweet like red tomatoes but give this gazpacho a lovely jade hue. To make the chilled soup extra tangy, use tomatillos or unripe red tomatoes instead of Green Zebras.

Sangrita Soup

Combining fresh tomato juice and orange juice, this cold soup was inspired by sangrita — the zippy Mexican drink typically served at bars as a tequila chaser. For fun, add a shot glass or two of silver tequila.